[larrym]

- my advice is this - it depends on what size cars you want to lift

I suggest this -

install one post where you want it - (in my case just close enuf to the wall to still allow std tool carts to roll past)

and then place the second post 105-110 inches (measured between the inside edges of the 2 base plates) from that first post

this is where the manual was wrong - it suggested the measurements from the outside edges of the wheels on the plates - 'way too close together

then drive your various cars into position, centering the posts on the front doors, and test that the arms will pivot under the car

if the posts are too close, the arms will strike the tire & clearly that won't work

I found that 100 inches was barely enuf to clear the little cars (miata, 914, 911, mg)

I found that 105" was adequate to also handle the 04 Accord, 07 civic, 80's chevy, etc

you can place em wider and just extend the arms, but i felt that closer together was "safer"


if you "miss" you can buy more wedjit anchors in various sizes & lengths for different concrete thickness at any Grainger Industrial

if you have marginal concrete - one bit of advice from another site was to weld larger steel plates to the maxjax base and spread out the weight & anchor points

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